Courts cant find solution to Ayodhya

The judgment is neither here,nor there

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Months after the Allahabad High Court delivered its judgment on the Ayodhya issue that directed the disputed land to be divided into three parts 1/3rd each for Nirmohi Akhara,Sunni Wakf Board and Ram Lala academicians expressed their reservations against the ruling,which according to them did not resolve the issue.

The judgment is neither here,nor there. I dont think courts can find a solution to an issue where sentiments are involved. The answer lies in both communities to sit together and sort it out, said Wajahat Habibullah,National Commission for Minorities chairperson,during a seminar on Living in harmony: Towards resolution of the Ayodhya issue on Saturday organised by India Harmony Foundation (IHF) in Delhi.

Zafar Saifullah,former cabinet secretary and the founder president of IHF,said: The idea of the seminar is not to reach a conclusion but to seek a direction that could lead to the solution. There has to be some compromise by both parties,certain possibilities are to be explored. The issue needs to fully examined by jurists,advocates and civil society so that it is finally set at rest,he added.

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Economist Meghnad Desai said Indians have lived in harmony through the centuries. The disputed land does not belong to Hindus or Muslims,it belongs to the nation. All Indians should come together and construct a symbol of harmony at the disputed site.

Drawing attention to the insecurity among minorities after the Babri mosque demolition,Jugal Kishore Shashtri,an Ayodhya-based activist,said: Those who surreptiously placed idols at the site are not Hinduwadi but atankwadi.

Rights activist Suresh Khairnar said: Today Muslims are insecure,they can be picked up by police anytime. The situation in Ayodhya is more severe than that of Libya,there is more security in Ayodhya than the African nation.